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Post by pbcookies on Nov 23, 2022 21:27:13 GMT -5
car no start good. it go i’m trying i’m trying i’m trying then i stop and try again and then car go haha i work. every time or under certain conditions? year/make/model
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2022 21:28:16 GMT -5
car no start good. it go i’m trying i’m trying i’m trying then i stop and try again and then car go haha i work. every time or under certain conditions? year/make/model 2014 jetta. it happens fairly regularly but not 100% of the time. probably 75% of the time.
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 23, 2022 21:29:34 GMT -5
every time or under certain conditions? year/make/model 2014 jetta. it happens fairly regularly but not 100% of the time. probably 75% of the time. sir it sounds like a starter issue does it crank slow, or is it normal and then suddenly catches?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2022 21:30:42 GMT -5
2014 jetta. it happens fairly regularly but not 100% of the time. probably 75% of the time. sir it sounds like a starter issue does it crank slow, or is it normal and then suddenly catches? it cranks at a normal speed when it does and doesn’t catch.
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 23, 2022 21:32:39 GMT -5
sir it sounds like a starter issue does it crank slow, or is it normal and then suddenly catches? it cranks at a normal speed when it does and doesn’t catch. yessir I think you should focus on that lil starter
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Post by NUKE THE INTERNET on Nov 23, 2022 21:33:32 GMT -5
you have like 10 unrelated problems Who, landoftalk or pat? Different kind of question: as a mechanic, what do you think of Car Talk? My father, a mechanic for over 45 years, for the most part enjoyed it; my uncle, a mechanic for roughly the same period, hated it. (I think it had something with customers becoming know-it-alls or something; he avoids customers whenever possible.) When I drove for NAPA, I found it enjoyable listening on the road.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2022 21:33:50 GMT -5
this is all sean’s fucking fault
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 23, 2022 21:35:31 GMT -5
you have like 10 unrelated problems Who, landoftalk or pat? Different kind of question: as a mechanic, what do you think of Car Talk? My father, a mechanic for over 45 years, for the most part enjoyed it; my uncle, a mechanic for roughly the same period, hated it. (I think it had something with customers becoming know-it-alls or something; he avoids customers whenever possible.) When I drove for NAPA, I found it enjoyable listening on the road. I think we can say pat's problems are of a nonmechanical nature I likes it! Reminds me of childhood Sunday mornings eating breakfast with the fam with the radio on
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 23, 2022 21:36:31 GMT -5
I share your uncle's sentiment re: customers though of course
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Post by NUKE THE INTERNET on Nov 23, 2022 21:37:09 GMT -5
My rear passenger side tire is low on air. I'll field this one. Take it to fucking Stewart's. Fucking Christ.
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Post by accidentalcharm on Nov 23, 2022 21:37:49 GMT -5
My mom used to like listening to Car Talk. I forgot all about it until just now
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2022 21:38:00 GMT -5
i almost choked to death on a stewart’s breakfast sandwich
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Post by Deleted on Nov 23, 2022 23:07:30 GMT -5
Life tip: if garages won't patch your tire a car dealership will!
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Post by BadScene on Nov 23, 2022 23:26:15 GMT -5
I was literally coming to post about Cart Talk, but got scooped. Loved that show. It was a favorite of mine to listen during weekend errands. Those guys were just genuinely likable and made a totally foreign subject interesting for a moment. It was like Last Podcast on the Left, or Stuff You Should Know, but about things that are actually useful. If only they could create one for home maintenance...
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 23, 2022 23:36:42 GMT -5
I remember a shocking amount of the diagnoses on Car Talk being bad fuel pumps. Fuel pumps must have sucked real bad in the 80s/90s
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Post by 𝕄𝔼👁𝕎𝔽𝕌ℕℂ𝕋𝕀👁ℕ on Nov 23, 2022 23:40:16 GMT -5
do you know anything about car speakers? 👀
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Post by NUKE THE INTERNET on Nov 23, 2022 23:40:46 GMT -5
I always loved their digressions into piece of shit European cars they once owned, particularly because eventually one of them would always mention his old Jag-yoo-aah. But seriously, what kind of American driver would've owned multiple Fiats, in the Northeast, in the Seventies?
Edit: Appropriately enough, "Idiot Vehicle" by Lungfish came on as I typed that.
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 23, 2022 23:41:43 GMT -5
do you know anything about car speakers? 👀 only how to break them when I'm taking off a door panel, haha, sorry
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Post by 𝕄𝔼👁𝕎𝔽𝕌ℕℂ𝕋𝕀👁ℕ on Nov 23, 2022 23:43:15 GMT -5
i was hoping being a guitar gear enthusiast would crossover into diagnosing my inconsistent audio problem
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 23, 2022 23:45:03 GMT -5
i was hoping being a guitar gear enthusiast would crossover into diagnosing my inconsistent audio problem what's inconsistently happening? stuff like that can be pretty hard to chase down
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Post by 𝕄𝔼👁𝕎𝔽𝕌ℕℂ𝕋𝕀👁ℕ on Nov 23, 2022 23:48:20 GMT -5
sometimes i get in my car and speaker sound good. sometimes, i get in my car, and speaker sound bad. it's just the one in the front passenger door. it sounds idk like weird and scratchy on certain frequencies but sometimes those sound normal. the closest i can compare it to is when my phone speaker got wet and sounded bad until it dried out.
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Post by meatballmaniac on Nov 23, 2022 23:49:44 GMT -5
True bag of rice situation
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 23, 2022 23:50:41 GMT -5
could be a grounding issue or a bad connection.
The wiring from your radio to the door speaker goes through a rubber tube kinda thing that's visible by the door jamb when you have the door open. Sometimes looks kinda accordion-like. A lot of time the stress of opening and closing can wear things down inside there. Might be worth seeing if you can pop it back and have a look
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Post by 𝕄𝔼👁𝕎𝔽𝕌ℕℂ𝕋𝕀👁ℕ on Nov 24, 2022 0:00:43 GMT -5
it's on real low rn and still doing it which is unusual. normally its an issue with higher frequencies but every time a kick drum hits it sounds like uhhhh idk when people have loud bass and it rattles all their shit (in a bad way). do speakers get loose in there? this is super annoying when it happens
note: i do not have my shit turned up high or my bass boosted i am a reasonable and respectful neighbor to all
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 24, 2022 0:02:33 GMT -5
just smack it and see what happens
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Post by Cholo Molester on Nov 24, 2022 0:05:43 GMT -5
My car started having a ticking sound in the morning when I start it up but when it warms up it sometimes goes away. I can’t tell if it’s just from the hydraulic valve lifters or if there is something else going on. Do you have any tips on how to diagnose this vs rod knock?
(The only light on my dashboard is a low psi light from a broken sensor in my tire.)
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 24, 2022 0:07:26 GMT -5
Most likely not rod knock, if it's an overhead cam engine check your oil level. Sometimes overnight oil drains down to the bottom and the dry valvetrain ticks for a few seconds before oil is circulating nicely.
Also sirs and madames year/make/model please
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Post by 𝕄𝔼👁𝕎𝔽𝕌ℕℂ𝕋𝕀👁ℕ on Nov 24, 2022 0:21:33 GMT -5
just smack it and see what happens that didn't work yet but hey it do be looking like an accordion in there
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Post by pbcookies on Nov 24, 2022 0:26:24 GMT -5
By smacking it I meant more see if that changes the sound/replicates the problem while music is playing. If it does, the problem is likely the speaker itself. Tough to diagnose from afar though tbh
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Post by BIL Security Team Alpha on Nov 24, 2022 0:34:51 GMT -5
pbcookies how much are you (bil)ling posters for this solicited expertise?
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